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Recording an interview in a rented studio
What to check when you record an interview in a hired studio: quiet sound, continuous light, seating and enough time.
Last updated: 7 November 2026
Hire a room that is quiet enough
An interview lives or dies on intelligible sound. Choose a film studio or hybrid room and ask about acoustics and air-con. Green Screen Studio Utrecht mentions a sound-damped studio with quiet air-con; Mirage3D an acoustic ceiling and soundproofed walls. Read sound in a hired film studio.
Background, light and room for two cameras
Against an existing set or a quiet wall you do not need a green screen. If you want to replace the background later, hire a pre-lit chroma key such as Green Screen Studio Utrecht or Desmet (Desmet says a maximum of two people). Make sure there is room for interviewer, guest, two cameras and a sound recordist, without anyone blocking the light.
Book enough time
A single conversation often fits a half day, including setting lights and sound. Allow extra time for makeup, several guests or a livestream with a control room. Westgate Studio 1 and Revontuli mention a control room, useful if a client is watching. See planning your shoot day.
Frequently asked questions
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Studios in the directory
- Photo
- Video
Westerpark Studio
Amsterdam · Noord-Holland
€575
/ day
250 m²
- Daylight: yes
- Blackout: yes
- Cyclorama: yes
- Street-level loading: yes
- Lighting included: no
- Photo
- Video
Cameranu Fotostudio Rotterdam
Cameranu · Rotterdam · Zuid-Holland
€250
/ half day
80 m²
- Daylight: yes
- Blackout: unknown
- Cyclorama: yes
- Street-level loading: unknown
- Lighting included: yes
- Photo
- Video
Studio Big Time
Almere · Flevoland
€300
/ half day
85 m²
- Daylight: unknown
- Blackout: unknown
- Cyclorama: yes
- Street-level loading: yes
- Lighting included: yes
- Photo
- Video
Revontuli Filmstudio
Revontuli · IJsselstein · Utrecht
Price
unknown
430 m²
- Daylight: unknown
- Blackout: yes
- Cyclorama: yes
- Street-level loading: yes
- Lighting included: unknown
- Photo
- Video
Studio B
XYZ Studios · Amsterdam · Noord-Holland
€450
/ half day
300 m²
- Daylight: unknown
- Blackout: unknown
- Cyclorama: yes
- Street-level loading: yes
- Lighting included: unknown
- Photo
- Video
Hout video Studio 2
Hout video · Maastricht · Limburg
€150
/ hour
25 m²
- Daylight: unknown
- Blackout: unknown
- Cyclorama: yes
- Street-level loading: unknown
- Lighting included: yes